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According to SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research), a unit of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOEs), the farm fire impact was four per cent. As per SAFAR methodology effective fire counts are 894 and its share is 4% in Delhis PM2.5 as transport level winds

Attributing to increasing stubble burning incidents in the national Capitals neighborhood, SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research ) said, the effective fire counts were 1234 and its share 15 percent in polluting air as transport level winds were favorable for intrusion. In its air quality forecast, it

As Delhi's air quality plunged into the "very poor" category on Sunday morning, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that increase in pollution was due to stubble burning in neighbouring states as governments were "doing nothing" to help farmers to stop it. He appealed to the Governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar

As the national Capital's air quality plunged into the very poor category on Sunday morning, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that it was because of increasing incidents of stubble burning in neighbouring states and appealed for a responsible approach from Governments of these States. He said that it was

Ministry of Earth Sciences' forecast body SAFAR said the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded as 350, which falls in the 'very poor' category with PM2.5 as the lead pollutant.

The stubble burning in the neighbouring states made the air quality slip to very poor category in the last two days.

Air quality in Delhi started deteriorating as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded 304 microgram/cubic on Thursday. Mentioning the highest stubble fire count, SAFAR, a unit of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) said, 14 percent of fire incident recorded in neighbouring States of Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). With 1572

The air quality of the city was in the 'poor' category with an air quality index (AQI) of 244, real-time data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed.

Cases of stubble burning in the 'rice belt' of north India have come down this year in comparison with the same last year, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) said on Friday. In a report of the commission, the Union Minister of Environment said the

I have been tweeting air quality data for past one month. It shows pollution has started increasing because neighbouring states did not help their farmers who are forced to burn paddy straw stubble,

The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) said on Friday that the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national Capital was 105 for PM10 and 51 for PM2.5. As the PM10 went over 100, SAFAR, a unit of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) issued a

The authorities must also acknowledge that Indians are equally susceptible to air pollution so laxer standards for the sake of the economy puts the life of an average resident at risk.